Sibling Survivors Of Suicide Often Don’t Receive Mental Health Treatment

The NPR (8/25, Weinstock) “Shots” blog reported that sibling survivors of suicide have been “overlooked in medical research” until recently, but, “according to several studies of survivors, those who lose a sibling to suicide, especially one of the same sex or close in age, have more serious mood disorders and thoughts of suicide themselves than survivors who lose a sibling for any other reason.” A recent survey of 3,432 bereaved young adults in the UK between 18 and 40 who lost a friend or relative by suicide found that 20 percent did not receive mental health support. The report was published online Aug. 27 in the BMJ.

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— “Sibling Survivors Of Suicide Often Don’t Receive Mental Health Treatment, Study Finds.,” CHERYL PLATZMAN WEINSTOCK, NPR, August 25, 2017.

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